LocalPour
A discovery app for Canadian drinkers that recommends Canadian and other non-US wines, beers, and spirits based on what they used to buy, with live stockist info from provincial liquor boards.
Canadian wine and spirits drinkers in Quebec and Ontario looking for non-US alternatives
- 'Find my old favorite' lookup: type a US brand and get Canadian or international alternatives with similar taste profiles
- Local stockist map: shows which LCBO, SAQ, or private store currently has each product
- Taste quiz that builds a flavor profile and recommends new Canadian craft producers
- Pairing generator that suggests drinks for a meal using only non-US options
Quebec and Ontario have held their ban on US alcohol for over a year and US wine exports to Canada are down 77%, so drinkers are stuck hunting for unfamiliar local labels and need a faster way to find replacements.
Ontario pulled ~$80M of US alcohol and stored it for 16+ months; Quebec also banned US spirits/wine, confirming a real, sustained substitution problem for ON/QC drinkers.Ontario runs $8M tab storing U.S. alcohol, as province's plans for... ↗Canadian Provinces Halt American Alcohol Sales in Response to U.S. Tariffs ↗
WineAlign already covers LCBO/SAQ/BCLDB with postal-code lookup, ratings, and personalized recommendations; official LCBO and SAQ apps already provide live stock and shop. The 'non-US only' angle is a narrow slice of existing tools.Expert wine ratings and wine reviews by WineAlign ↗LCBO Mobile App | LCBO ↗Download the app - SAQ.COM ↗
WineAlign appears free with sign-in; provincial boards control retail so affiliate revenue is constrained, and a 'non-US filter' is too thin a wedge to justify a subscription for most casual drinkers.Expert wine ratings and wine reviews by WineAlign ↗
The ban is tied to a volatile US-Canada tariff dispute (CUSMA renegotiation, political shifts), so demand could evaporate quickly; 'buy local' sentiment survives but is too narrow to anchor a standalone product.Ontario runs $8M tab storing U.S. alcohol, as province's plans for... ↗Canadian Provinces Remove American Alcohol from Shelves After Trade... ↗
LCBO has a public API (lcbo.dev) and a prior-art GitHub search app already proved the data pipeline; SAQ data is scrapeable. A bilingual ON/QC app is buildable solo in weeks.LCBO API — Free Public API | Public APIs Directory ↗GitHub - incarnateTheGreat/lcboSearchApp ↗